Causes of the War
Impressment
What was the name of the capital of Canada that Americans burned down early in the War of 1812?
York (Toronto)
Which political party pretty much disappeared during the Era of Good Feelings?
Federalists
Who was the 4th President of the United States that served during the War of 1812?
James Madison
Who did Americans think the British were selling weapons to, pushing them towards war?
Native Americans, Shawnee, Tecumseh
What did the British do when they reached the capital of the United States, Washington, D.C.?
Burned it all down
The first major financial crisis in U.S. History?
Panic of 1819
Who was the 5th President of the United States that served during the Era of Good Feelings?
James Monroe
Thomas Jefferson's Embargo Act of 1807 ended up hurting what country the most?
United States
Name of the poem written about the siege of Fort McHenry that would become the National Anthem?
Star-Spangled Banner
Name of the agreement that virtually split the nation in half, with free states in the North and slave states in the South
Missouri Compromise
Who was the "Hero of New Orleans," or the American leader that won the Battle of New Orleans for the United States?
General Andrew Jackson
Which President personally asked Congress to declare war on Britain in 1812?
James Madison
Actually taking place one month after the war ended, what was the final battle of the war?
Battle of New Orleans
Name of the declaration that says the United States will serve as the ultimate authority in the Western Hemisphere and Europe will stay away?
Monroe Doctrine
Who was the American politician that negotiated the Adams-Onis Treaty for the United States?
John Quincy Adams
What was the name of the group of young Democratic-Republicans from the West and South that wanted war with Britain?
War Hawks, Henry Clay & John C. Calhoun
Name of the Treaty that end the War of 1812?
Treaty of Ghent
Name of the agreement that gained Florida for the United States?
Who was the Kentucky congressman that proposed the American System?
Henry Clay